Double-page spread examples

Here are some examples of double page spreads that I have found to be inspiration for my own:

This example is an article on David Bowie's return to making music after a decade of commercial silence. On this double page spread, the publication has decided to opt for the article to appear on the right hand side of the spread, as opposed to the only slightly more conventional left hand side. Their could be a reason behind this such as to allow the viewer to firstly view the image prior to knowing any context as to why its included.
   I think this spread is particularly affective in capturing the readers attention for a variety of reasons. Firstly, it is quite simply, simple - the piece includes one black and white colour scheme, completely void of any colour that has connotations of Rock & Roll as well as a bold image of a very controversial and interesting personality directly facing the viewers. Secondly, it evokes a certain period in time by using an old image of Bowie in his prime and maintains ambiguity of Bowie's iconic character by not showing a recent image of him. This ambiguity is expanded upon with the use of an intriguing headline describing something that keeps dragging Bowie back to something else. This type of language conjures up thoughts and perceptions of Bowie in the viewers mind, of which they instinctively want to discover the answers to.

The use of blank spaces between paragraphs and the title in the piece is affective in allowing the audience to not perceive the article as 'cluttered' and instead as 'organised'. The use of different types of typography and fonts create a sense of variety and along with different types of lines, create distinctions between various aspects of the piece such as the title from the article.

To the right is a peculiar sideways oriented double page spread layout by Polish editorial designer Paul Marcinkowski. The design is very minimal in terms of its graphic content and layout. The red design puts a focus more upon the images of the piece as opposed to the article itself. Interesting design such as the typography overlapping the images set the spread apart from others.

The double page spread to the left was found in a Tate art magazine. The spread (in my opinion) is laid out very well and in particular shows a good sense of spacial awareness and colour. The only 'colour' present is the blue paint strokes over the greyscale photograph. The image itself features an unknown persons face painted over. This is an intriguing aspect that would help draw in the audience to read the article. The image also takes up 3/4 of the page for good reason: Instead of allowing more space for the same amount of words on the page, the image is of an appropriate size so that a lot of unnecessary white-space on the left hand side isn't present. a clear, consistent in width border is present around the image and body of text. Additional room is added at the top of the spread to give room to the headers that include the page numbers and titles on either page. To give the body of text a sense of presence on the page, the space around it takes up the majority of the first page. Many aspects of the image such as the clothing and hair would suggest that the person depicted is a middle-aged woman. The woman in the image is holding a paint brush and hence appears to be the one painting away her reflection in the mirror.

With this double page spread, a quote is present in the upper half of the first page. The rule of thirds seems to also be present in the positioning of the text of this page.
MOOSE BLOOD

Other inspiring double page spreads:

http://inspirationhut.net/inspiration/30-more-stunning-magazine-and-publication-layout-inspiration/
http://www.slideshare.net/laithalgaram/magazines-analysis-7654792?next_slideshow=1

Help for creating a double page spread in indesign and Photoshop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZktIzg-mQU

Help with indesign double page spread layout: (youtube channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq9tIVo1ej8